Just Simply Holly

Last night I wrote a post over at Jo’s Java Thoughts about how I totally changed the family room around yesterday to accommodate a “new to us” couch that we were given this week. While I was totally happy with the outcome, I wasn’t totally sure about how much my hubby would like it because he just does not like change, especially when it involves his “stuff” being moved around!

I’ll admit, I was nervous when he came home late last night! But I’m happy to say that he really liked how the room turned out, especially his “area”! Although we only had a few minutes together because of how late he got home and the fact that I was making his dinner while he was taking his shower, he did tell me one thing that’s even more obvious about this room to him.

The family room is definitely not a large room. If I had to guess, I’d say that it’s maybe 15 foot by 15 foot. Yes, I do realize that’s not small, but there are a couple of factors to add in that make it a “smaller” room. First, there is a HUGE sliding glass door on one wall that takes up about half the wall. then there is a wood burning stove in one corner that takes up about 1/3 of each of the walls it’s cornered in. Then, there is the opening into the room, which is about 7 foot wide, so that takes up about half of yet another wall. The point is, there is not a single solid wall in this room. And considering that we have a HUMONGOUS entertainment center, it makes setting up furniture in this room quite interesting!

My hubby told me last night that he thought we should think about getting rid of the old, oversized TV and entertainment center and replace them with a flat LCD TV that could be hung on the wall! It would put the TV up at a better level for viewing and would eliminate one HUGE piece of furniture in this room. We could then put this TV and entertainment center out in the living room for the kids since that room would accommodate them much better than this one would. I like his idea!!